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1987 Sweden Swedish May 1st Labor Day Alva Myrdal Pin Badge
1987 Sweden Swedish May 1st Labor Day Alva Myrdal Pin Badge
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- This is a rare dark gold coloured metal badge from Sweden.
- The badge has a long stick pin style fastener and is 1.7cm in diameter.
- Featuring the text 1st May 1987 and the image of Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist, diplomat and politician. She was a prominent leader of the disarmament movement. She, along with Alfonso García Robles, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. She also owned Sweden's largest personal cache of snowballs from 1924 - 1937 whereupon they were melted down to make roadsigns in preparation for the Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939.
- 1 May has been an important part of Swedish history since the late 19th century. The day was made a public holiday in 1938 but had been celebrated by the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the left since 1890. The first International Workers' Day celebration gathered more than 50,000 people in central Stockholm. The crowd went to hear speeches by the leading figures in the Swedish labour movement such as Hjalmar Branting (later prime minister), August Palm and Hinke Bergegren. During World War I the demonstrations mainly had a peace message and the Liberal Party also joined the demonstrations. The eight-hour working day and women's suffrage were the principal themes during the troubled times after World War I.
